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Lodgepole Weather Records (USC00045026)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lodgepole (USC00045026), California, United States, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Lodgepole

  • Lodgepole (USC00045026) is a weather station in California, United States at 36.60 latitude and -118.73 longitude, 2,053 m (6,735 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1968 to 2025, 58 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Lodgepole still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Lodgepole tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 17 May 2024.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 36.60 latitude, -118.73 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,053 m (6,735 ft).
  • Period of record: 1968 to 2025, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Lodgepole, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lodgepole. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lodgepole. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lodgepole, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.3 C (64.9 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)n/an/a
Feb18.3 C (64.9 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a
Mar18.9 C (66.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Apr22.8 C (73.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
May29.4 C (84.9 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
Jun31.7 C (89.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Jul33.3 C (91.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Aug31.7 C (89.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Sep32.8 C (91.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Oct27.2 C (81.0 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)n/an/a
Nov19.4 C (66.9 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)n/an/a
Dec15.6 C (60.1 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Lodgepole by the year they were set 1,464 records at Lodgepole still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 57. 02040601968: 11969: 151970: 241971: 571972: 331973: 311974: 151975: 391976: 381977: 261978: 261979: 281980: 371981: 201982: 271983: 251984: 231985: 301986: 301987: 381988: 351989: 501990: 361991: 191992: 241993: 121994: 281995: 361996: 311997: 171998: 181999: 242000: 412001: 322002: 252003: 322004: 222005: 112006: 232007: 292008: 102009: 182010: 242011: 232012: 202013: 252014: 142015: 322016: 142017: 512018: 252019: 142020: 342021: 292023: 182024: 51968197419801986199219982004201020162023
1,464 records at Lodgepole still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 57.
Standing records at Lodgepole by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19681
196915
197024
197157
197233
197331
197415
197539
197638
197726
197826
197928
198037
198120
198227
198325
198423
198530
198630
198738
198835
198950
199036
199119
199224
199312
199428
199536
199631
199717
199818
199924
200041
200132
200225
200332
200422
200511
200623
200729
200810
200918
201024
201123
201220
201325
201414
201532
201614
201751
201825
201914
202034
202129
202318
20245

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Lodgepole set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Lodgepole between 11 July 2021 and 11 July 2021. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature11 July 2021: Record high maximum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)11 July 2021: Record high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)
2 all-time records were set at Lodgepole between 11 July 2021 and 11 July 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Lodgepole set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2021-07-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021-07-11Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 252.7 mm (9.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lodgepole The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lodgepole. The most was 252.7 mm (9.9 in) on 25 February 1969. 0100200300 Jan: 237.0 mm (9.3 in), 25 January 1969 Jan Feb: 252.7 mm (9.9 in), 25 February 1969 Feb Mar: 150.9 mm (5.9 in), 5 March 1991 Mar Apr: 173.5 mm (6.8 in), 11 April 1982 Apr May: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 29 May 2011 May Jun: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 11 June 1998 Jun Jul: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 6 July 2011 Jul Aug: 26.2 mm (1.0 in), 26 August 1988 Aug Sep: 128.5 mm (5.1 in), 11 September 1976 Sep Oct: 203.2 mm (8.0 in), 14 October 2009 Oct Nov: 210.8 mm (8.3 in), 9 November 2002 Nov Dec: 191.0 mm (7.5 in), 19 December 2010 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lodgepole. The most was 252.7 mm (9.9 in) on 25 February 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lodgepole
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan237.0 mm (9.3 in)25 January 1969
Feb252.7 mm (9.9 in)25 February 1969
Mar150.9 mm (5.9 in)5 March 1991
Apr173.5 mm (6.8 in)11 April 1982
May63.5 mm (2.5 in)29 May 2011
Jun47.0 mm (1.9 in)11 June 1998
Jul38.1 mm (1.5 in)6 July 2011
Aug26.2 mm (1.0 in)26 August 1988
Sep128.5 mm (5.1 in)11 September 1976
Oct203.2 mm (8.0 in)14 October 2009
Nov210.8 mm (8.3 in)9 November 2002
Dec191.0 mm (7.5 in)19 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 2024
Days with data per year at Lodgepole 56 years of record at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2024. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024. 1968: 54 of 366 days1969: 333 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 364 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 331 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 332 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 363 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 335 of 366 days1993: 358 of 365 days1994: 356 of 365 days1995: 359 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 358 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 350 of 365 days2002: 352 of 365 days2003: 356 of 365 days2004: 354 of 366 days2005: 338 of 365 days2006: 343 of 365 days2007: 341 of 365 days2008: 310 of 366 days2009: 347 of 365 days2010: 338 of 365 days2011: 327 of 365 days2012: 331 of 366 days2013: 349 of 365 days2014: 344 of 365 days2015: 300 of 365 days2016: 327 of 366 days2017: 357 of 365 days2018: 344 of 365 days2019: 351 of 365 days2020: 354 of 366 days2021: 210 of 365 days2023: 91 of 365 days2024: 52 of 366 days197019801990200020102020
56 years of record at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2024. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024.
Days with data per year at Lodgepole
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19685415%No
196933391%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197236499%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197933191%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198233291%Yes
198336399%Yes
198436399%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
199036399%Yes
1991364100%Yes
199233592%Yes
199335898%Yes
199435698%Yes
199535998%Yes
199636399%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199835898%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036299%Yes
200135096%Yes
200235296%Yes
200335698%Yes
200435497%Yes
200533893%Yes
200634394%Yes
200734193%Yes
200831085%No
200934795%Yes
201033893%Yes
201132790%No
201233190%Yes
201334996%Yes
201434494%Yes
201530082%No
201632789%No
201735798%Yes
201834494%Yes
201935196%Yes
202035497%Yes
202121058%No
20239125%No
20245214%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Lodgepole
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 May 2024Lodgepole, USdaily high min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2024Lodgepole, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2024Lodgepole, USdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2024Lodgepole, USmonthly high min (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie44 years7 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2024Lodgepole, USdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)49 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2024Lodgepole, USdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)53 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)53 years26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2023Lodgepole, USmonthly high min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)45 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min (Tie)-0.6 C (30.9 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2023Lodgepole, USdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

45 complete years, 1970 to 2020
Annual mean temperature at Lodgepole as warming stripes, 1970 to 2020 One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Lodgepole, 1970 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1998, at 4.2 C (39.5 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 7.1 C (44.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F). 1970: 5.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 4.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1973: 4.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1974: 5.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 4.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1976: 5.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1977: 5.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1978: 4.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1980: 5.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1981: 6.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1983: 4.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1984: 5.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 5.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 6.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 5.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1988: 6.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1989: 5.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1990: 5.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1991: 5.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1993: 5.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1994: 5.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 6.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 6.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1997: 5.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1998: 4.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1999: 6.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2000: 6.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2001: 5.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 5.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 6.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2004: 5.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 5.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 5.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2007: 6.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2009: 5.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2010: 5.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2011: 5.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2012: 6.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2013: 6.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 7.0 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2016: 6.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2017: 7.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2018: 6.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2019: 5.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2020: 6.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean19701975198019851990199520002005201020152020
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Lodgepole, 1970 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1998, at 4.2 C (39.5 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 7.1 C (44.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lodgepole as warming stripes, 1970 to 2020
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19705.4 C-0.25 C
19714.3 C-1.37 C
19734.6 C-1.08 C
19745.5 C-0.18 C
19754.3 C-1.38 C
19765.4 C-0.26 C
19775.7 C+0.07 C
19784.4 C-1.29 C
19805.0 C-0.67 C
19816.1 C+0.40 C
19834.6 C-1.03 C
19845.5 C-0.19 C
19855.1 C-0.54 C
19866.0 C+0.30 C
19875.5 C-0.14 C
19886.1 C+0.40 C
19895.6 C-0.06 C
19905.5 C-0.19 C
19915.9 C+0.27 C
19935.1 C-0.60 C
19945.4 C-0.23 C
19956.2 C+0.48 C
19966.4 C+0.71 C
19975.9 C+0.25 C
19984.2 C-1.52 C
19996.0 C+0.32 C
20006.0 C+0.37 C
20015.9 C+0.25 C
20025.9 C+0.26 C
20036.3 C+0.60 C
20045.8 C+0.11 C
20055.9 C+0.27 C
20065.6 C-0.10 C
20076.1 C+0.43 C
20095.8 C+0.13 C
20105.2 C-0.48 C
20115.1 C-0.54 C
20126.6 C+0.93 C
20136.0 C+0.37 C
20147.0 C+1.37 C
20166.3 C+0.61 C
20177.1 C+1.38 C
20186.8 C+1.12 C
20195.2 C-0.45 C
20206.9 C+1.20 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1970 to 2020. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lodgepole
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade1970 to 202045Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade1970 to 202045Rise
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade1970 to 202045Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1968 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Lodgepole: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)33.3 C (91.9 F)202130.0 C (86.0 F)56
Coldest night (TNn)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)1972-18.9 C (-2.0 F)56
Wettest day (Rx1day)252.7 mm (9.9 in)1969100.3 mm (3.9 in)57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)693.2 mm (27.3 in)1969196.6 mm (7.7 in)57
Longest dry spell (CDD)122 days200258 days57

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Lodgepole by year The hottest day of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F). 1520253035197019801990200020102020Record: 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 2021
The hottest day of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lodgepole by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
196817.2 C (63.0 F)
196929.4 C (84.9 F)
197030.6 C (87.1 F)
197130.0 C (86.0 F)
197232.8 C (91.0 F)
197330.0 C (86.0 F)
197428.3 C (82.9 F)
197528.9 C (84.0 F)
197630.0 C (86.0 F)
197729.4 C (84.9 F)
197830.0 C (86.0 F)
197930.0 C (86.0 F)
198030.0 C (86.0 F)
198131.7 C (89.1 F)
198228.3 C (82.9 F)
198328.9 C (84.0 F)
198430.6 C (87.1 F)
198531.1 C (88.0 F)
198628.3 C (82.9 F)
198730.0 C (86.0 F)
198831.1 C (88.0 F)
198931.7 C (89.1 F)
199031.1 C (88.0 F)
199131.7 C (89.1 F)
199230.0 C (86.0 F)
199330.0 C (86.0 F)
199430.6 C (87.1 F)
199530.6 C (87.1 F)
199630.0 C (86.0 F)
199731.7 C (89.1 F)
199832.8 C (91.0 F)
199927.8 C (82.0 F)
200028.9 C (84.0 F)
200130.6 C (87.1 F)
200232.2 C (90.0 F)
200330.0 C (86.0 F)
200430.6 C (87.1 F)
200530.6 C (87.1 F)
200630.6 C (87.1 F)
200732.8 C (91.0 F)
200830.0 C (86.0 F)
200931.1 C (88.0 F)
201031.1 C (88.0 F)
201130.6 C (87.1 F)
201230.0 C (86.0 F)
201331.1 C (88.0 F)
201430.0 C (86.0 F)
201528.3 C (82.9 F)
201630.6 C (87.1 F)
201731.1 C (88.0 F)
201829.4 C (84.9 F)
201927.8 C (82.0 F)
202032.8 C (91.0 F)
202133.3 C (91.9 F)
202322.8 C (73.0 F)
202421.1 C (70.0 F)
2025n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Lodgepole by year The coldest night of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F). -30-25-20-15-10-5197019801990200020102020Record: -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1972
The coldest night of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lodgepole by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1968-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1973-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1975-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1976-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1984-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1985-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1987-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1991-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1993-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1998-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2002-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2003-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2004-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2006-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2007-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2008-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2011-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2012-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2013-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2014-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2015-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2016-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2017-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2018-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2019-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2020-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2021-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2023-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2024-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2025n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lodgepole by year The wettest day of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 252.7 mm (9.9 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.3 mm (3.9 in). 0100200300197019801990200020102020Record: 252.7 mm (9.9 in) in 1969
The wettest day of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 252.7 mm (9.9 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.3 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lodgepole by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196880.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969252.7 mm (9.9 in)
1970109.0 mm (4.3 in)
197171.4 mm (2.8 in)
197250.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1974146.6 mm (5.8 in)
197551.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1977100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978117.3 mm (4.6 in)
197978.7 mm (3.1 in)
1980170.4 mm (6.7 in)
198195.3 mm (3.8 in)
1982173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1983100.3 mm (3.9 in)
198469.3 mm (2.7 in)
1985124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1986213.4 mm (8.4 in)
198764.3 mm (2.5 in)
198897.0 mm (3.8 in)
198949.5 mm (1.9 in)
199063.2 mm (2.5 in)
1991150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1992101.1 mm (4.0 in)
199378.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1995120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1996160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1997163.3 mm (6.4 in)
199869.3 mm (2.7 in)
199949.0 mm (1.9 in)
200090.7 mm (3.6 in)
200194.0 mm (3.7 in)
2002210.8 mm (8.3 in)
2003121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2004115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2005129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2006126.0 mm (5.0 in)
200780.5 mm (3.2 in)
2008202.2 mm (8.0 in)
2009203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2010191.0 mm (7.5 in)
201197.8 mm (3.9 in)
2012109.2 mm (4.3 in)
201325.9 mm (1.0 in)
201462.0 mm (2.4 in)
201553.6 mm (2.1 in)
201679.0 mm (3.1 in)
2017176.3 mm (6.9 in)
201896.5 mm (3.8 in)
2019108.7 mm (4.3 in)
202055.9 mm (2.2 in)
202149.3 mm (1.9 in)
202340.6 mm (1.6 in)
202417.3 mm (0.7 in)
202515.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lodgepole by year The wettest five days of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 693.2 mm (27.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 196.6 mm (7.7 in). 0200400600800197019801990200020102020Record: 693.2 mm (27.3 in) in 1969
The wettest five days of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 693.2 mm (27.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 196.6 mm (7.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lodgepole by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1968164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1969693.2 mm (27.3 in)
1970217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1971196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1972134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1973251.3 mm (9.9 in)
1974269.5 mm (10.6 in)
1975138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1976160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1977183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1978297.6 mm (11.7 in)
1979150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1980608.4 mm (24.0 in)
1981229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1982256.6 mm (10.1 in)
1983197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1984127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1985167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1986543.6 mm (21.4 in)
1987127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1988193.6 mm (7.6 in)
198992.5 mm (3.6 in)
1990133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1991414.3 mm (16.3 in)
1992146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1993233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1994219.1 mm (8.6 in)
1995209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1996285.2 mm (11.2 in)
1997287.8 mm (11.3 in)
1998133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1999107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2000203.5 mm (8.0 in)
2001136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2002295.5 mm (11.6 in)
2003189.2 mm (7.4 in)
2004166.4 mm (6.6 in)
2005247.7 mm (9.8 in)
2006296.1 mm (11.7 in)
2007108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2008276.6 mm (10.9 in)
2009204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2010496.0 mm (19.5 in)
2011209.1 mm (8.2 in)
2012199.7 mm (7.9 in)
201341.5 mm (1.6 in)
2014139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2015100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2016107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2017386.3 mm (15.2 in)
2018224.3 mm (8.8 in)
2019270.3 mm (10.6 in)
202091.2 mm (3.6 in)
2021127.3 mm (5.0 in)
202369.0 mm (2.7 in)
202425.9 mm (1.0 in)
202520.2 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lodgepole by year The longest dry spell of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 122 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days. 050100150197019801990200020102020Record: 122 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Lodgepole, 1968 to 2025. The record is 122 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lodgepole by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19689 days
196933 days
197088 days
197150 days
197259 days
197364 days
197463 days
197559 days
197669 days
197736 days
197884 days
197950 days
198058 days
198179 days
198237 days
198388 days
198467 days
198546 days
198651 days
198776 days
198853 days
1989100 days
199060 days
199155 days
1992101 days
1993120 days
199451 days
199599 days
199650 days
199736 days
199838 days
199943 days
200037 days
2001112 days
2002122 days
200371 days
200462 days
200590 days
200655 days
2007115 days
200854 days
200976 days
201076 days
201135 days
201225 days
201371 days
201435 days
201536 days
201643 days
201764 days
201864 days
201941 days
202043 days
202157 days
202396 days
202426 days
202539 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

45 years with a frost

Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lodgepole falls on 15 June and the median first autumn frost on 10 September, which leaves a median of 87 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +10.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Lodgepole
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1988 to 2020)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost15 Junen/a12 Junen/a-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost10 Septembern/a13 Septembern/a+8.9 days per decade
Growing days87 daysn/a93 daysn/a+10.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

48 years, 1969 to 2020

A day with at least 105.4 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 271.1 mm (10.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lodgepole: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years105.4 mm (4.1 in)
5 years151.2 mm (6.0 in)
10 years181.0 mm (7.1 in)
25 years217.9 mm (8.6 in)
50 years244.8 mm (9.6 in)Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years271.1 mm (10.7 in)Longer than the 48 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 48 years of values from 1969 to 2020.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 252.7 mm (9.9 in) in 1969; 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1986; 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2002.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lodgepole, at 2012. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2012 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lodgepole, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
2012-0.3-0.6possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2004 to 2020 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2004 to 2020, Lodgepole had a mean temperature of 6.1 C (43.0 F) and 1,036.2 mm (40.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Donner Mem Sp (United States, 330 km away), Headquarters (United States, 1,141 km away) and Truckee Rs (United States, 329 km away).

Climate twins of Lodgepole: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2020 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Donner Mem SpUnited States330 km (205 mi)5.9 C (42.6 F)991.1 mm (39.0 in)0.56
HeadquartersUnited States1,141 km (709 mi)6.3 C (43.3 F)1,039.2 mm (40.9 in)0.95
Truckee RsUnited States329 km (204 mi)6.1 C (42.9 F)803.1 mm (31.6 in)1.03

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Lodgepole standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Lodgepole threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).